5th October 2011

Torbay Express Limited
The Bath Spa Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+3147+3122+3149+3119+1691+3068+3097+3120+17015

Route :
1Z87 : Poole to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z88 : Bristol Temple Meads to Poole

Loco Route
70000 Poole - Bournemouth Central - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
70000 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Poole


70000 waits to leave Bournemouth on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 08.03d 08.04   20.10a 20.11
Branksome 08/10 08/11   20/04 20/06
Bournemouth Central 08.17a ~ 08.20d 08.17 ~ 08.20   19.54a ~ 19.58d 19.55 ~ 19.58
Brockenhurst 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.47 ~ 08.49   19.30a ~ 19.32d 19.24 ~ 19.29
Redbridge 09/01 09/03   19/16 19/07
Southampton Central 09.06a ~ 09.08d 09.09 ~ 09.11   19.00a ~ 19.04d 18.57 ~ 19.01
Northam Jn 09/10 ?   18/57 ?
St Denys 09/23 09/17   18/54 18/51
Eastleigh 09/28 09/26   18/45 18/43
Eastleigh East Jn 09/30 ?   18/41 ?
Romsey Sig E822   18.13 ~ 18.23 ?
Romsey 09/43 09/37   18/11 18/11
Dean 09/52 09/46   17/56 17/59
Tunnel Jn 10/02 09/58   17/41 17/42
Salisbury 10w05 ~ 10w22 10.01 ~ 10.22   17w04 ~ 17w37 16.56 ~ 17.38
Wilton Jn 10/26 10/26   17/00 16/52
Wishford 10/30 10/31   16/54 16/47
Wylye LC 10/34 10/36   16/49 16/43
Upton Lovell 10/39 10/41   16/41 16/39
Warminster 10/44 10/47   16/31 16/33
Westbury 10/49 10/53   16/20 16/25
Bradford Jn 10/57 11/00   16/11 16/16
Bathampton Jn 11/10 11/13   15/59 16/03
Bath Spa 11.14a ~ 1l.17d 11.18 ~ 11.23   15.52a ~ 15.54d 15.53 ~ 15.58
North Somerset Jn 11/33 11/35   15/38 15/41
Bristol Temple Meads 11.37a 11.38   15.35d 15.39


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